The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded North Carolina nearly $60 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants.
“We are very appreciative of our federal partners for helping advance transportation in North Carolina,” J. Eric Boyette, North Carolina transportation secretary, said. “These RAISE grants will greatly benefit our economy, strengthen supply chains, and make travel safer and easier, whether you’re driving, bicycling, walking, or riding the train.”
North Carolina will fund six transportation projects.
More than $20 million will be used to transform a busy corridor from Rutherfordton to Spindale into a complete street. Working includes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements in Rutherford County and road improvements.
More than $18 million will be used to construct an intermodal facility at the Wilmington port that will enable the loading and unloading of containers on and off trains.
A total of $10.7 million will be used to reconstruct 28 bridges in six western counties.
A total of $6 million will be used to construct a 1.2-mile extension to the Long Branch Trail in Winston-Salem.
A total of $3.4 million will be used to plan mobility hubs in seven communities along the S-Line, a rail corridor between Raleigh and Petersburg, Va.